Curraheen Park

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Curraheen Park
LocationCurraheen Road, Bishopstown, County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°52′34″N8°32′59″W / 51.87614°N 8.54986°W / 51.87614; -8.54986
Operated by Greyhound Racing Ireland
Date opened2000
Race type greyhound racing
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Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Bishopstown, west of Cork, County Cork, Ireland. [1]

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Racing takes place every Friday and Saturday evening and the facilities include the grandstand Laurels restaurant, fast food facilities, a number of bars, totalisator betting and ample seating. [2]

Race distances are 330, 525, 550, 575, and 750 yards and the feature competitions at the track is the Laurels. [3]

History

Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium is situated to the west of Cork on the Curraheen Road in Bishopstown. The track opened in the year 2000 as a replacement for the previous track the Cork (Western Road) Greyhound Stadium which is now the Western Gateway Building (science building of the University College Cork). The stadium is a third generation Cork Greyhound Stadium with the first two being the Show Grounds Greyhound Track (1928-1935) and then the previously mentioned Western Road stadium (1936-1996). [4]

The sale of the old track enabled the Bord na gCon to fund a new stadium with modern facilities). [5] The new stadium opened on 8 April 2000 costing IR£8.5 million and included a wonderful glass fronted grandstand as the centrepiece (the glass alone cost IR£400,000). The new track offered distances of 330, 525, 550, 575 & 700 yards and the long serving Noel Holland remained as the Racing Manager but would retire in 2004. The Laurels remains the primary competition held at the track and since 2000 winners have included Sonic Flight, Ardkill Jamie and Razldazl Rioga.

Following the closure of Harolds Cross in 2017 the Grand National was brought to the track. [6]

Competitions

Current track records

[7]

YardsGreyhoundTimeDateNotes
330Quietly [8] 17.1412 March 2016
525Illnotbeback [9] 27.815 November 2022
550Killmacdonagh [10] 29.0729 June 2019The Shelley Fennely Memorial Final
575Nikita Billie [11] 30.6212 July 2003
750Airmount Tess [12] 41.0203 June 2017Barry's Tea Open Stake Semi-Final
810Shelbourne Kay [13] 45.5811 June 2005
810Slick Season [14] 45.5818 March 2011
525 HComeout Russell [15] 28.5911 July 2015

Former track records

Extended content

[16]

YardsGreyhoundTimeDateNotes
330Quarrymount Rory17.4720 September 2000
330Kilboy Oak17.4413 March 2004
330Paulo Coelho17.4017 March 2004
330Leeview Dave17.3413 October 2012
525Moyne Rebel28.257 October 2000
525Rutland Budgie28.2525 October 2001
525Larkhill River28.2128 September 2002
525Coolmona Dave28.1414 June 2003
525Fat Budgie28.0815 May 2004
525Ardkill Jamie28.0323 September 2006
525Droopys Robinho28.0329 September 2007
525Ballymac Vic27.9429 September 2012
525Curious Boy [17] 27.8525 June 2016 Laurels heats
525Droopys Edison [18] 27.8325 October 2022Laurels 2nd round
550Owenabue River29.902 August 2001
550Longvalley Tina29.8426 February 2002
550Confident Choice29.7424 October 2002
550Minglers Prime29.6623 November 2002
550Make All29.4620 March 2004
550Goldstar Lee29.4221 October 2006
550Ghost Town [19] 29.3628 June 2014
550Velvet John Joe29.3222 July 2017
550Killmacdonagh [20] 29.1522 June 2019
700Drifting Tide38.804 August 2001
700Hello Bud38.7424 November 2001
700Blue Boomer38.6118 May 2002
750Air Force Honcho41.5330 October 2003
750Kilquane Lass41.5122 November 2003
750Guess Whos Comin41.4120 November 2004
750Heart Rumble41.3013 May 2006
750Woe Katie41.2231 May 2014
750Woe Katie41.1914 June 2014
750Fire Height Amy41.146 June 2015
525 HHilldun Pat30.3117 August 2002
525 HTop Lark29.5030 October 2004
525 HTop Lark29.1829 October 2005
525 HBay Star28.9921 October 2006
525 HKiel Razzle28.8420 June 2014
525 HShouragh Matty28.7828 June 2014
550 HLenson Returns31.1614 September 2000

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References

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  2. ↑ "Curraheen Park". Irish Greyhound Board.
  3. ↑ "Cork (Curraheen Park)". Greyhound Data.
  4. ↑ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN   07207-1106-1.
  5. ↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. ISBN   978-1-905153-53-4.
  6. ↑ "GRI confirms closure of Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium". GRI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cork Track records". Greyhound Star. 7 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Greyhound & Petworld Supersprint Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  9. ↑ "The Broadstrand Bono @ Stud Open". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "The Shelley Fennely Memorial 550 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  11. ↑ "The Cashman 575". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  12. ↑ "Barry's Tea Open 750 Stake Semi-Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  13. ↑ "THE CASHMANS BOOKMAKERS OPEN 810". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  14. ↑ "Liam O Sullivan Collick Plant Ltd 810". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  15. ↑ "The Rockybay Munster Hurdle Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  16. ↑ "Former track records". Greyhound Data.
  17. ↑ "The 2016 Irish Independent Laurels Round 2 Heat 6". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  18. ↑ "The 2022 Irish Greyhound Laurels Round 2 Heat 8". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  19. ↑ "The 4 Star Castle Hotel Macroom Stakes". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  20. ↑ "The Shelley Fennely Memorial 550 Semi-Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
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